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Show RED MY MHI1 EAST IN SIBERIA Chinese Government Receives Message of Attempt to Aid Workmen and Make Peace LONDON, March 31. Adispatch lo the London Times from Peking dated March 20, says the Chinese government govern-ment has received a message from the Moscow soviet through Commissary Commis-sary Jansen at Irkutsk announcing that a red army Is marching cast to succor the workmen and poasants in Siberia ficom the "brigands, Kolrhak. Semenoff. Horvath and their Japanese allies and establish everlasting peace." The communl cation expresses horror at Ihe crimes committed ngainst China and undertakes to anull all treaties and renounce all privileges improperly acquired from China. China Is urged in the communication communica-tion to resume negotiations for the restoration res-toration of the Chinese Eastern railway, rail-way, the cancellation of the protocol of 1901 and the extra territorial rights hitherto enjoyed by the Russians and tho reunnclatlon of the "boxer" indemnity, indem-nity, the privileges of orthodox missionaries mis-sionaries and milling rights, i The dispatch says the soviet also i offers to hand over to China without charge the great Russian tea factories fac-tories at Hankow The only condition made is that tho people of China have complete freedom to determine their own system ot government. Tho message, the dispatch declares, aguely indicates that thq services of the red army will be available to deliver de-liver China from foreign imperialistic and capitalistic ambtions. ' The correspondent says there Is no doubt that everything offered will ho accepted by China. The Bolshevlki. ho adds, have succeeded In establishing establish-ing themselves in the good graces of the Chinese and the future between them promises to be full of harmony. oo |